Which words/phrase in this sentence is misplaced?
Having been discovered, Rover looked up at his owner with puppy-dog eyes.
a. with puppy-dog eyes
b. been discovered
c. his owner
d. rover looked up
I am torn between (a.) and (c.). Since the answer (c.) says "his owner" and not "at his owner"...then I am more inclined to choose answer (a.).
Rover chewed my slippers.
Rover is a puppy.
The correct answer is (d) "Rover looked up."
In the sentence, the phrase "Rover looked up" is misplaced because it is separated from the subject "Rover" by the phrase "Having been discovered." Revising the sentence to correct the placement of the phrase would be: "Having been discovered, Rover looked up at his owner with puppy-dog eyes."
To identify which words or phrases are misplaced in the sentence, we need to examine the grammar and structure of the sentence.
In this sentence, "Rover" is the subject and "looked up at his owner with puppy-dog eyes" is the verb phrase. The phrase "having been discovered" is a participial phrase that modifies the subject "Rover."
Now, let's analyze the options:
a. "with puppy-dog eyes" - This phrase is correctly placed at the end of the sentence, describing how Rover looked up at his owner.
b. "been discovered" - This participial phrase is correctly placed at the beginning of the sentence, modifying the subject "Rover."
c. "his owner" - This noun phrase is correctly placed after the verb phrase "looked up." The preposition "at" is not necessary here since "looked up" implies directing the gaze towards someone or something.
d. "Rover looked up" - This is the main subject-verb phrase and is correctly placed at the beginning of the sentence.
Based on this analysis, I can confirm that there are no misplaced words or phrases in the given sentence. Therefore, none of the options (a), (b), (c), or (d) is the correct answer.
It is important to note that prepositions like "at" are sometimes omitted in sentences when the meaning is still clear without them. This is the case in the given sentence.